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Yellowstone: The Great Caldera |
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Program Number: |
13845RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Yellowstone, Montana
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| Price starting at: |
$887.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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National Parks
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 1 Brunch, 4 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Yellowstone's cast of thousands includes bears, wolves, volcanoes, thermal features, winter range, flora, fire and history. Understand their vital roles in a magnificent ecosystem. Naturalist leads discussion and provides interpretation during four full days in the field for exploration of diverse habitats and steaming geyser basins.
Highlights
• Enjoy four full days in Yellowstone exploring pristine rivers, waterfalls, beautiful vistas and learning the basics and ethics of wildlife viewing.
• Meet supporting players - exploration and survey parties, the military years, current issues and evolving management philosophy.
• Visit the Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center, which houses the Yellowstone Archive, a collection of 5.3 million items.
Activity Particulars
Walking up to two miles daily on established trails, stairs and boardwalks. Gardiner elevation 5,267 feet. Activities at elevations up to 7,700 feet.
Date Specific Information
9-8-2013
Combine this program week with an additional week in Yellowstone before or after and get the Native American perspective of Yellowstone's land and wildlife through stories and songs - Register in program #20595 and save $100.
Coordinated by University of Montana Western.
Yellowstone National Park (Montana)
The world's first national park, established in 1872, is famous for its thermal features, plentiful flora and fauna, as well as its considerable human history, from early explorers to the historic park lodges. Although the park itself is in Wyoming, three of the entrances are in Montana.
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Accommodations
Comfortable motel with a patio overlooking the Yellowstone River.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Gene Ball
| | Raised along the rural Louisiana-Texas border, Gene's early outdoor experiences began a lifelong interest in wildlife, western heritage and preservation. After teaching and serving as director for the Hill Country Arts Foundation and Cowboy Artists Museum in Texas, he migrated to Wyoming to work at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. He then became director of the Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Institute in Yellowstone National Park, and now freelances as a writer and naturalist. | | | | Catherine Raven
| | A resident of the Greater Yellowstone region for 18 years, Dr. Catherine Raven began her career as a backcountry ranger at Glacier and Mt. Rainier National Parks. She later received her Ph.D. in biology from Montana State University while working as a biological technician in North Cascades and Voyageurs National Parks. Her high school Forestry textbook was published in 2006 and she has since published natural history essays in American Scientist, American Mensa and Montana magazines. | | | | Lee Harry
| | Lee Harry earned a master's degree in forestry with an emphasis in wildlands fire ecology. He enjoyed a forester's career with the U.S. Forest Service where his roles included planting, tending and harvesting trees, applying prescribed fire, and suppressing wild fires. Lee has a particular interest in bark beetles and the white pine blister rust that is impacting high mountain ecology. Now retired, Lee enjoys hiking, camping, snowboarding, reading and traveling as much as possible. Lee lives on a ranch near Bozeman, Montana though he is often found - or not found - exploring the Great Beyond. | | | |
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